31 Terrace Road, London, E13 0PP

Change of use of the ground floor flat and first floor flat from residential (use C3) to residential institution (use C2) to provide 2x children’s care homes

Authority: London Borough of Newham
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: community-institutional · Change of use
Inspector: Burch S

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect of the proposed development on the supply of family housing
whether the proposed development would be in a suitable location, with regard to identified need
whether the proposed development would provide acceptable living conditions for future users

What decided it

The identified need for children's care homes in the borough, supported by the Children in Care Sufficiency Strategy and Annual Monitoring Report, outweighed the loss of a single family dwelling in the planning balance.

Plan policies cited: Policy S1, Policy H1, Policy H3, Policy H4, Policy SP3, Policy H8 (London Plan), Policy H12 (London Plan)

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